Empire (EP)

Empire is the second EP by American metalcore band The Word Alive. It was released on July 21, 2009 through Fearless Records, produced by Andrew Wade and charted at number 15 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers.^[2]

The song "Casanova Rodeo" was re-recorded from the unreleased EP along with "Inviting Eyes" which was originally titled "Can't Let Up" from the same EP. After the release of Empire, the track "Battle Royale" became one of The Word Alive's most known and notable songs and was re-recorded for the band's debut full-length album, Deceiver.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Battle Royale"	Tyler Smith	The Word Alive	3:56
2.	"Quit While You're Ahead"	Tyler Smith	The Word Alive	3:44
3.	"Casanova Rodeo"	Craig Mabbit	The Word Alive, Craig Mabbit	3:36
4.	"The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules"	Tyler Smith	The Word Alive	3:52
5.	"Inviting Eyes"	Tyler Smith	The Word Alive	3:21
6.	"How to Build an Empire"	Tyler Smith	The Word Alive	4:31
Total length:				23:00

Personnel

The Word Alive

Tony Aguilera - drums
Zack Hansen - lead guitar, vocals
Tony Pizzuti - rhythm guitar
Dusty Riach - keyboards
Tyler "Telle" Smith - lead vocals
Nick Urlacher - bass guitar

Production

Produced by Andrew Wade

References

^ Empire review AbsolutePunk
^ "The Word Alive debut #15 on Billboard Heatseekers!". indiestar.tv. 29 July 2009. http://www.indiestar.tv/grafwall/2009/07/word-alive-debut-15-on-billboard.html. Retrieved 15 September 2010.

The Word Alive

Tyler "Telle" Smith · Zack Hansen · Tony Pizzuti · Daniel Shapiro · Dusty Riach · Justin Salinas Craig Mabbitt · Tony Aguilera · Nick Urlacher

Studio albums	Deceiver

EPs	The Word Alive · Empire

Singles	"Battle Royale" · "The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules" · "Epiphany" · "The Hounds of Anubis" · "2012"

Labels	Fearless